I have no problem with my boot time in terms of getting to a login screen. It's right in line with Microsoft's benchmarks for Windows XP Professional SP3. But after I login, I get my desktop background but now taskbar, icons, etc. This can take sometimes upwards of 3 minutes after I've logged in. Microsoft's Bootvis did not help at all. This is a completely new Dell Vostro, and the problem started after I installed Microsoft SQL Server and Microsoft Visual Studio 2008.
Any help is appreciated!